A phobia is an irrational, persistent fear of certain situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject.

Symptoms in the mind

• Panic and fear.
• Rapid heartbeat.
• Shortness of breath.
• Trembling.
• A strong desire to get away.
• Feeling worried all the time.
• Feeling tired.
• Unable to concentrate.
• Feeling irritable.
• Sleeping badly.

Symptoms in the body

• Sweating.
• Muscle tension and pains.
• Breathing heavily.
• Dizziness.
• Faintness.
• Indigestion.
• Diarrhoea.

List of Phobias

1. Arachnophobia – Fear of Spiders.
2. Aliurophobia – Fear of cats.
3. Arsonphobia – Fear of fire.
4. Logizomechanophobia – Fear of computers.
5. Entophobia – Fear of insects.
6. Zoophobia – Fear of animals.
7. Lygophobia – Fear of darkness.
8. Ornithophoia – Fear of birds.
9. Trypanophobia – Fear of injections.
10. Apiphobia – Fear of bees.
11. Autophobia – Fear of being alone.
12. Bibliophobia – Fear of books.
13. Melanophobia – Fear of black colour.
14. Photophobia – Fear of light.
15. Genuphobia – Fear of knees.
16. Catoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors.
17. Noctiphobia – Fear of night.
18. Acousticophobia – Fear of noise.
19. Scolionophobia – Fear of school.
20. Leukophobia – Fear of white colour.
21. Ceraunophobia – Fear of thunder.
22. Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders.
23. Sciaphobia – Fear of shadows.
24. Hydrophobia – Fear of water.
25. Doraphobia – Fear of fur or skin animals.
26. Abluthophobia – Fear of bathing.
27. Acrophobia – Fear of heights.
28. Bathophobia – Fear of depth.
29. Chromophobia – Fear of colors.
30. Laliophobia – Fear of speaking.